Picturing High Streets was a three-year project delivered by Photoworks to create a contemporary picture of England’s high streets through artist residencies and a public call out. It was part of the High Streets Heritage Action Zones Cultural Programme, and produced in partnership with GRAIN Projects, Impressions Gallery, Open Eye Gallery, London College of Communications, Photofusion, QUAD/FORMAT, Redeye, ReFramed and The Photographers’ Gallery.
From September 2022 to September 2023, people across England responded to themed fortnightly challenges and submitted their photographs on Instagram under the hashtag #PicturingHighStreets. All entries created an unofficial archive documenting a year in the life of the English high street on Instagram, and a selection form this permanent collection in the Historic England Archive.
The photographs in this set were selected to represent the theme ‘High Streets in Bloom’. The brief for this theme was: 'As high streets burst into colour, send us pictures of the green spaces and floral displays on your streets. From pot plants to flower beds, hanging baskets to pocket parks, we want to see your high street in full bloom.'
The photographer wrote the following text to explain how their image relates to this theme: "Market Gate, the centre of Warrington town and the crossroads where four high streets meet was the setting for the Thelwall Morris Men’s Day of the Dance as they brought the high streets alive with their colourful floral hats as they performed their music and dance."
This is part of the Volume: HEC01/128/02/21 Picturing High Streets: Mass Participation Project - High Streets in Bloom; within the Sub Series: HEC01/128/02 Picturing High Streets: Mass Participation Project; within the Series: HEC01/128 Picturing High Streets; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England
© Paul Stephen Hazlehurst
Photographer: Hazlehurst, Paul Stephen
Custom And Tradition, People
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